| VERB | change | naturalise, naturalize | adopt to another place |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | naturalise, naturalize | make more natural or lifelike | |
| change | naturalise, naturalize | make into a citizen | |
| change | naturalise, domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, tame | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment |
| Meaning | Adopt to another place. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | naturalize | |
| Broader | adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
| Spanish | naturalizar | |
| Catalan | naturalitzar | |
| Nouns | naturalisation | changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology |
| Meaning | make more natural or lifelike. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | naturalize | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | denaturalize, denaturalise | make less natural or unnatural |
| Catalan | naturalitzar | |
| Nouns | naturalisation | the quality of being brought into conformity with nature |
| Meaning | make into a citizen. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | naturalize | |
| Entails | immigrate | Come into a new country and change residency |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | denaturalize, denaturalise | strip of the rights and duties of citizenship |
| Spanish | naturalizarse, naturalizar | |
| Catalan | naturalitzar | |
| Nouns | naturalisation | the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship |
| Meaning | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, tame | |
| Category | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
| Broader | adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
| Spanish | aclimatarse, naturalizar | |
| Catalan | aclimatar-se, naturalitzar | |
| Nouns | naturalisation | the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous |
| naturalisation | the quality of being brought into conformity with nature | |
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